diff --git a/pandora/place/models.py b/pandora/place/models.py
index a10f185d0..5aa0dba06 100644
--- a/pandora/place/models.py
+++ b/pandora/place/models.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class Place(models.Model):
     modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
     user = models.ForeignKey(User, null=True, related_name='places')
 
-    name = fields.TupleField(default=[])
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=1024)
+    aliases = fields.TupleField(default=[])
     name_sort = models.CharField(max_length=200)
     name_find = models.TextField(default='', editable=False)
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ class Place(models.Model):
             'user': self.user.username,
         }
         for key in ('created', 'modified',
-                    'name', 'geoname', 'countryCode',
+                    'name', 'aliases', 'geoname', 'countryCode',
                     'south', 'west', 'north', 'east',
                     'lat', 'lng', 'size', 'matches', 'type'):
             j[key] = getattr(self, key)
@@ -70,10 +71,9 @@ class Place(models.Model):
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if not self.name_sort:
-            self.name_sort = ', '.join(self.name)
+            self.name_sort = self.name #', '.join(self.name)
         self.geoname_sort = ', '.join(reversed(self.geoname.split(', ')))
-
-        self.name_find = '|%s|'%'|'.join(self.name)
+        self.name_find = '|%s|'%'|'.join([self.name]+list(self.aliases))
 
         #update center
         #self.lat = ox.location.center(self.south, self.north)
diff --git a/pandora/place/views.py b/pandora/place/views.py
index 4c629dd5d..d691aa8e9 100644
--- a/pandora/place/views.py
+++ b/pandora/place/views.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def addPlace(request):
     '''
         param data {
             name: "",
+            aliases: [],
             geoname: "",
             countryCode: '',
             south: float,
@@ -34,17 +35,19 @@ def addPlace(request):
     data = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
     exists = False
     names = data.pop('name')
-    if isinstance(names, basestring):
-        names = [names]
-    for name in names:
+    for name in [names] + data.get('aliases', []):
         if models.Place.objects.filter(name_find__icontains=u'|%s|'%name).count() != 0:
             exists = True
     if not exists:
         place = models.Place()
         place.user = request.user
-        place.name = tuple(names)
+        place.name = names
+        place.aliases = tuple(data.pop('aliases', []))
         for key in data:
-            setattr(place, key, data[key])
+            value = data[key]
+            if isinstance(value, list):
+                value = tuple(value)
+            setattr(place, key, value)
         place.save()
         response = json_response(place.json())
     else:
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ def editPlace(request):
         names = [names]
     if place.editable(request.user):
         conflict = False
-        for name in names:
+        for name in names + data.get('aliases', []):
             if models.Place.objects.filter(name_find__icontains=u'|%s|'%name).exclude(id=place.id).count() != 0:
                 conflict = True
         if 'geoname' in data:
@@ -79,7 +82,10 @@ def editPlace(request):
         if not conflict:
             for key in data:
                 if key != 'id':
-                    setattr(place, key, data[key])
+                    value = data[key]
+                    if isinstance(value, list):
+                        value = tuple(value)
+                    setattr(place, key, value)
             place.save()
             response = json_response(place.json())
         else: